West Africa bloc Ecowas sends mission to post-coup Guinea
Conakry – The West African bloc Ecowas has dispatched a new mission to Guinea for talks on the return to... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Ex-aide to Gabon’s Bongo jailed for five years
Libreville – Brice Laccruche Alihanga, a once-powerful chief of staff under Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, was sentenced on Friday... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
West Africa bloc says Mali envoy’s expulsion ‘extreme’
Bamako – West Africa bloc Ecowas on Thursday branded Mali’s recent expulsion of its representative as “extreme,” and said... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
South Africa to offer Covid jabs at polling stations
Johannesburg – South Africa said on Friday it will set up 1 000 vaccination sites at selected polling stations during... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
‘Ethiopia air strike on Tigray kills 10,’ hospital, rebel sources say
Nairobi – Ethiopia’s military on Thursday carried out an air strike on the capital of the war-torn Tigray region... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Ghana’s law curbing LGBT rights sparks Anglican church rift
Accra – A proposed law in Ghana to toughen curbs on the LGBT community has triggered a rift between... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Mozambique needs political solution to jihadist unrest, civic groups say
Johannesburg – Mozambique must find a political solution to end four years of unrest by Islamist militants, civic rights... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Uganda to reopen schools in January, after almost two years
Kampala – Ugandan schools, closed since March last year owing to the pandemic, will reopen in January regardless of currently... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
DRC army kills 27 rebels, loses four soldiers
Bunia – The Congolese army said on Thursday that it had lost four soldiers and killed 27 militiamen in... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Libya welcomes back tourists after years of war
Ghadames – Libya has hosted its first group of foreign tourists in a decade, with an excursion to an... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
